Library Climate

Roles of the Library

• Promote and support achievement (reading, writing, 21st Century Skills)

• Create confident, independent learners

Descriptions of Strong Library Programs:

• Welcoming and accessible for everyone• Warm• Safe both physically and emotionally• Student oriented• Engaging• Productive• Culturally relevant

Library Management• Clear, high expectations• Modeling appropriate ways to engage in

learning in the library• Positive messages• Policies that

encourage engagement

Physical Space

• Warm and Welcoming to school community• Equitable virtual and physical access• Clean, organized • Lighting

Resources

• Attractive, relevant collection• Easy to find categories with developmentally

appropriate labels/systems• Featured materials

Physical Space

Flexible learning spaces to accommodate multiple user needs

• Instructional space (comfortable and usable)

• Reading space (comfortable and usable)

• Small group space (comfortable and usable)

Policies

• Circulation:– Who can check out? (all students?

Families?)– What happens when students forget

books?– What happens when students

lose/damage books?• Access:– When can students/teachers/families

visit the library?– What kinds of services will be

available?

Policies

• Collection:– What kinds of books are purchased? Topic? Reading

level? Format? Language? Culture of characters, information?

– How are the materials displayed?

Technology

• Connectivity• Hardware

Adams 50 Library Grants

• Library Resources Grants (4)– $2000 each for high quality resources for the

library

• Library Technology Grant (1)– Set of Google Chrome books for a library

Library Resources Rubric

• Library Staffing & Access: – minutes and days library is open consecutively, open

library time, check out policies, fee policies• Library Collection & Funding: – average age of resources, responsive collection

development, current library budget, fundraisers• Connecting Libraries and Users:– School-wide reading programs, working with

teachers, communicating with staff/students/families

Library Technology Rubric

• Library Staffing & Access: – minutes and days library is open consecutively, open

library time• Library Funding: – current library budget, fundraisers

• Building Support for Technology:– Current level of technology and digital resources in

library• Connecting Instructional Tech with Users:– Integration with learning standards, electronic

searching in the library, promoting to school